Epping man charged with DWI after car ends up in snowbank

Wednesday

Apr 3, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Liz Markhlevskayalmark@fosters.com

ROCHESTER — An Epping man was charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle went off the road Monday evening.

Police say Martin Brown, 50, of Epping, was driving an Infinity west on Blackwater Road around 8:45 p.m., and when he crossed the city line into Rochester, he failed to negotiate a sharp right corner. The vehicle went off the road and came to a rest on top of the snowbank, according to police.

The vehicle Brown was driving sustained damage to the front and was towed from the scene.

Brown did not report any injuries, police say.

At the scene, Brown was arrested and charged with DWI. He was held at Strafford County jail on $1,500 cash bail Monday night.